Baptist Collegiate Ministry is the “most intentional ministry in what I consider the most strategic mission field in the world, and that is the college campus,” University of Arkansas at Monticello BCM Campus Minister Jeremy Woodall said.
A large percentage of students that hear the gospel on college campuses are not staying on those campuses or in those communities long-term. They are moving back to their communities and taking the gospel with them.
“That’s the mission in a nutshell at the BCM — take the gospel on the campus to every student, faculty and staff member and then as they go about their life, wherever they go in their life, they’re taking that message of the gospel with them,” Woodall said.
Arkansas State University BCM Campus Minister Tyler Hoffpauir described BCM as a ministry of Arkansas Baptist churches on college campuses sharing the gospel and discipling the next generation of church leaders.
“Every Sunday when you step foot in churches across Arkansas you feel the impact of BCM. There are pastors and church staff members, deacons and Sunday school teachers, lay leaders and nursery volunteers all over our state that BCM played a key role in their story. Many of these are people who went to college lost, lonely, or unsure of how to follow Jesus in this new season and through the impact of BCMs they now live missionally and lead well,” Hoffpauir said.
Community
Adam McCampbell, campus minister at Arkansas Tech University, said one of their mantras at Tech BCM is that they don’t want students just to be a part of a community, but they want them to experience community.
“Every one of our leaders are a part of a Huddle (HUDL) where they pray for one another, hold each other accountable, read and memorize the Word, and serve missionally throughout the year. It is through these and other avenues that these students build their community from becoming best friends, playing pickleball, and just spending life together,” McCampbell said.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Mary Alford and originally published by Arkansas Baptist News.
